First Visit to Kidzania Singapore!

Made our first visit to Kidzania Singapore on 24 September 2016. Had always wanted to go on a weekday, thinking that it would have lesser people. Until recently when I got feedbacks from my friends who visited Kidzania SG on Sat and Sun, I decided to go on a Saturday.

I went to their website and purchased one adult ($30+) and one child ($50+) tickets which cost me a bomb even after Maybank Credit Card discount! Well... for me to pay $30+ for an adult ticket, I thought that there would be things inside there that could entertain me! (Wishing~~ Hoping~~)

So, we headed down to Kidzania early (I felt so... hehe!) and reached their "Departure Hall" about 10.15a.m.. No queue at the "Departure Hall" and Big J got his Maybank card and our wrist bands quite fast!

Review: Leapfrog Reader

I had purchased a Leapfrog Reader for Big J during a Robinsons Sales in June 2015. It came in a bundle which includes the Leapfrog pen and 2 of the compatible books: Cars and Brave. It comes together with a Sample booklet for Big J to try on the writing and also, pages from various books for the Leapfrog pen.

Initially with just that 2 came-along books, Big J was not interested in them. I then purchased the other books, mainly for kindergarten level, hoping he might gain interest in them. True enough, he started reading them. 

Kids Stop Visiting!

It has been about a year since Kids Stop started its business.

We have been there for 4 times already and yesterday, was the 5th time!

Recently Kids Stop revamped their membership and is quite attractive than before!

Montessori 3-Part Cards: Shapes!

It has been awhile since I last posted here.
I am quite busy with my children and also, setting up my mini online shop. :D
As promised, I am going to share another Montessori 3-part cards: Shapes!
Similar to the instructions of Colours, thus I am not going to repeat myself here again.
Enjoy printing and cutting them!
Lastly, enjoy your bonding time with your child when doing this activity!

Montessori 3-Part Cards: Shapes

With love,
Fynn

Teaching a Preschooler (To Know - Basic)

It is not easy to teach a preschooler.

About a year ago….

Looking at other kids of the same age as Jay, being smart and able to do a lot of things that he couldn't do makes me worried. I tried to teach him based on what I saw on the news feed (Facebook) about those kids of about his age.

I got frustrated when Jay did not understand what I was teaching, even after repeating it umpteen times.

I started screaming and shouting and then, he was about to weep.

I started mumbling to myself, “Why other people can do it and you can’t?”

(One of the things I he could not do was drawing diagonal lines…)

Montessori 3-Part Cards: Colours

I am doing a lot of research on educational activities for Jaydan (going 4 this year) and I chance upon Imagine Our Life. Initially I was looking for educational felt projects to do and after looking at her site, I saw the 3-part cards that she used for her child.
I then googled more on the Montessori 3-part cards and decided to create my own to cater to the needs of Jaydan: Starting with Colours!

Colours: Base Cards

Handcraft Remote Control

Recently Jaydan likes to take my radio controller and hold on to it before I switch off the lights, fan or TV. He would ask me to wait and only when he use the controller and point towards the switch and said "beep!", then I am allowed to switch on and off the lights. Same goes to the fan and TV.
So, I decided to make something by myself to let him continue his pretend play and give my remote control a break. At the same time, let him recognise words.